evento deportivo náutico

English translation: Nautical sporting event

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:evento deportivo náutico
English translation:Nautical sporting event
Entered by: Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck

13:03 Nov 20, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / yacht club
Spanish term or phrase: evento deportivo náutico
thanks a lot
Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
Spain
Local time: 15:30
Nautical sporting event
Explanation:
like that!
Selected response from:

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 15:30
Grading comment
^-^ see I chose yours over the other one ^-^
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3competitive sailing event
Simon Bruni
2 +4nautical sporting event
Taña Dalglish
4 +1Nautical sporting event
Neil Ashby
3 +1regatta
Rick Larg
3water sport event
Cristina Talavera
Summary of reference entries provided
"nautical" usage
neilmac

Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Nautical sporting event


Explanation:
like that!

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
^-^ see I chose yours over the other one ^-^

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Goldsmith
3 hrs
  -> thanks Emma, but stangely enough everyone else has agreed with Tan~a, who has written exactly the same, and not me! ;(
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
nautical sporting event


Explanation:
thisisValencia: April 2009 - [ Traducir esta página ]
Apr 2, 2009... that Spain and the Comunidad Valenciana deserve to be the hosts, once again, of the massive nautical sporting event, the America's Cup. ...
thisisvalencia.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html - En

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 08:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Constantinos Faridis (X)
31 mins
  -> Thank you very much Constantinos.

agree  AllegroTrans
36 mins
  -> Thank you very much Allegro. Have a good weekend.

agree  neilmac: I strongly disagree with Simon's "calqued" comment, unless he means calqued from Ancient Greek, which is not the case. Nautical is perfectly good English. I get insanedreamer's point too, but would substitute "dumbed down" for "natural".
1 hr
  -> Thank you so much Neil. Have a good weekend.

agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: Igualmente Taña! :)
2 hrs
  -> Muchísimas gracias Claudia. Buen finde.

agree  Emma Goldsmith
3 hrs
  -> Thanks very much Emma. Have a good weekend y abrazos.

disagree  Simon Bruni: I have to disagree, 'nautical sport' is not an expression used in natural English. That's my instinct as a native speaker but there's also no evidence for it
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
competitive sailing event


Explanation:
náutica normally refers to sailing

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 59 mins (2010-11-20 14:03:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or 'watersports event'

'nautical sailing event' is a calqued exression

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sean Mullen: this sounds more natural in English than the other options
44 mins
  -> Thanks :)

agree  Thayenga: With insanedreamer. Enjoy your weekend.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks :)

agree  neilmac: I can't really not agree with this since it covers most angles [though they might not all involve sailing].
23 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
regatta


Explanation:
That's what it sounds like to me - without more context, that is

Rick Larg
Spain
Local time: 15:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Although Spanish use of "regata" often means a section or leg of an event rather than the whole thing per se.
7 mins
  -> Of course, you're right. More context would come in handy .
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
water sport event


Explanation:
...

Cristina Talavera
Local time: 09:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Reference comments


1 day 11 mins
Reference: "nautical" usage

Reference information:
Google hits for:
"royal nautical school" -> 113,000
“nautical sports” -> 294,000 hits
"royal nautical college" -> 227,000,000, 000
I'd like to know how/why this is not considered "natural" English.

neilmac
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 93
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search